868818-X21 HPE 480GB SATA 6GBPS SC Read Intensive DS 2.5 Inch SFF SSD

868818-X21 Overview

The HPE 868818-X21 is a 480GB SATA 6Gbps Read Intensive (RI) SSD built for HPE ProLiant servers and storage systems that use 2.5-inch SFF Smart Carrier (SC) drives. It is designed to deliver reliable read-heavy performance with enterprise-grade endurance, firmware security, and hot-swap capability.This version is the Digitally Signed Firmware (DS) edition, which means the SSD includes HPE’s secure firmware signature validation. This prevents the use of unauthorized or tampered firmware and ensures fully trusted operation inside HPE Gen9/Gen10/Gen10+ platforms. DS models are preferred in environments requiring firmware chain-of-trust compliance.With its SATA 6Gbps interface, the drive offers consistent throughput, fast read latency, and solid reliability for workloads that do not require the higher performance of SAS or NVMe interfaces.